Wendell Willkie / Wikimedia Commons Donald Trump’s challenge to the GOP establishment now seems on course to...
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By: DeAnna Janes (THE LINEUP) – Walls of skulls, display cases containing demonic dolls or massive hairballs...
BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH! Veni, vidi, vici! This was the simple message the Roman commander Julius Caesar...
Illustration from “Death’s Doings” by Richard Dagley (1827) (via British Library) From Allison Meier from Atlas Obscura:...
In the latter half of the 17th century the English polymath Thomas Browne wrote Musaeum Clausum, an...
From BI: The introduction of writing systems changed the world. It allowed humans to physically express thoughts...
Yale historian aims for wider picture of momentum behind the Holocaust Photo by Ine Gundersveen Timothy Snyder:...
When claims from Europe accused British America of being inferior on account of its colder weather, Thomas...
In “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” the soaring and chilling speech he delivered the day before his...
Where is the real proof – archeological evidence, state records and primary sources? A man riding a...
Before and after pictures of Castle Matrera. (Photo by The Guardian) From Medievalists.net: “A botched restoration attempt...
In contrast to today’s rather mundane spawn of coffeehouse chains, the London of the 17th and 18th...
Adean Jacobs (director) and Samara Hersch (assistant director) / Photo Sarah Walker The playwrights were usually financially...
Mary Fissell on how a wildly popular sex manual – first published in 17th-century London and reprinted...
The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed a measure intended to restore the Ten Commandments monument that...
From Dattatreya Mandal at Realm of History, “Previously we have harped about Rome’s infrastructure and Rome’s army....
Brewminate’s Legal/Religious contributor, Dana Eilers, was featured in an interview with Paula Sperry on her podcast “Talking...
Margaret Hamilton inside a mock-up of the Apollo command module. MIT Today is International Women’s Day. There...
From Alastair Dalton at The Scotswoman, “The lost medieval village of Cadzow may have been finally located...
From Kathleen Harris at FilmsForAction.org, “Despite misconceptions, there are tons of women that have participated in revolutions...
“This incredibly expansive facade was carved into 150 marble slabs and then mounted across an entire wall...
“If you have a son or daughter attending university, most likely you will be getting a message...
Medievalists.net begins this article with, “It is not too difficult to come across teachers writing about how...
The Virtual World Heritage Laboratory has created an animation depicting what Hadrian’s Villa would look like if...